"Hey you! Women in Medieval times did not fight with swords nor did they wear armour! Put your sword down and... aaargh" Roman de la Rose c. 1490-c. 1500 - ThreadSky

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fakehistoryhunt.bsky.social • 7 days ago

"Hey you!
Women in Medieval times did not fight with swords nor did they wear armour!
Put your sword down and... aaargh"

Roman de la Rose
c. 1490-c. 1500

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manxinwales.bsky.social•7 days ago

Still wearing a dress though...

tabularius.bsky.social•6 days ago

Hmm.

humblehobbyist.bsky.social•7 days ago

I’ve had nightmares that looked like this

darkangelcryo.bsky.social•7 days ago

Hate to be that person, but wouldn’t 1490 put it in the early modern era?

fakehistoryhunt.bsky.social•7 days ago

No the modern era began on midnight, January 1st, 1500.
Exactly. ;)

daibhidjames.bsky.social•7 days ago

"Maybe you'd be prettier if you smiled more....agggh!"

artiric.bsky.social•7 days ago

Ah, you win the Internet today. Love this 😁

the15andthe45.bsky.social•7 days ago

I'll just drop this here. It seems appropriate https://chaucer.fas.harvard.edu/pages/b%C3%A8renger-long-arse

bretdevereaux.bsky.social•7 days ago

I don't suppose I could trouble you for a full manuscript citation?

chrononaut.bsky.social•7 days ago

https://www.alamy.com/detail-of-a-miniature-showing-franchise-fighting-danger-roman-de-la-rose-netherlands-s-bruges-c-1490-c-1500-source-harley-4425-f134v-language-french-author-lorris-guillaume-de-image226861771.html

bretdevereaux.bsky.social•7 days ago

Ah, that has it.

davidpartington.bsky.social•7 days ago

Joan of Arc carried a sword and had armour specially made for her.

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